WAR ON IRAK

IHT: Marines embroiled in urban warfare after all

NASIRIYA, Iraq As American marines battled their way into the heart of
this
city Monday, they appeared to be stepping into just the sort of urban
imbroglio they have been hoping to avoid. Following heavy fighting
Sunday,
when at least 10 Americans were killed near here, the battle that
unfolded
Monday had all the hallmarks of a confused and chaotic urban shootout.
Helicopter gunships rocketed the city from above, and Nasiriya’s
residents claimed the raids had killed and injured scores of civilians.
This claim was impossible to verify in the chaos of the fighting today.

"Iraker sterben in den Medien nicht oder nur möglicherweise. Es konnte leider nicht unabhängig bestätigt werden"